Kurzfassung

Rift valleys on Mars have recently attracted
considerable attention and thoroughly been investigated from
a geological perspective [1,2]. Apart from Valles Marineris,
Martian rifts resemble terrestrial continental rift structures with
respect to key characteristics such as geometric dimension,
fault pattern, morphology and the presence of rift related volcanism.
However, the usually present footwall uplift was not
observed. Contrary to previous studies, we have identified rift
flank uplift at the Coracis Fossae, facilitating geomechanical
modeling.

Dokumentart:

Konferenzbeitrag (Vortrag)

Titel:

Rifting on Mars: Implications for early lithospheric and crustal structure

Autoren:

Autoren

Institution oder E-Mail-Adresse der Autoren

Grott, M.

NICHT SPEZIFIZIERT

Hauber, E.

NICHT SPEZIFIZIERT

Werner, S. C.

Institute of Geoscience, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Neukum, G.

Institute of Geoscience, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Kronberg, P.

Institute of Geology, Technical University of Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany